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No. 420,159. Patented Jan..2 8, 1890.,

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SAMUEL S. KIMBALL, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

COIN-WRAPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,159, dated January28, 1890.

Application filed July 19,1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. KIMBALL, of Bangor, in the county ofPenobscot and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coin-Wrappers, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide a neat and inexpensivewrapper for holding a predetermined number of coins, and for permittingthe inspection of the coins without unwrapping or destroying thepackage.

The invention is particularly applicable for mailing coins, and for theuse of banks and other concerns which have occasion to pay out coins inbulk. Different sizes of the wrappers are provided for diiferentdenominations of coins and for the number of coins to be put up in eachpackage.

The improved wrapper is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan view of the exterior of the wrapper when not inuse. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the inside of the wrapper when not in use.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wrapper when wrapped around a numberof coins. Fig. 4 is an end view of the package.

The wrapper is composed of an inner lining A and an outer covering B.The inner lining is of a thick and stout materialsuch as heavy paper orthin sheet metaland its extreme length is just equal to the periphery ofthe particular coins for which the wrapper is designed, while its widthis equal to the diameters of the coins. This lining has formed on eachside a number of flaps or tongues a a, which, when the lining is wrappedaround the coins, are bent down upon the faces of the two outside coinsof the package. In making up a package of coins these flaps or tonguesshould be bent up either a part or a whole of the way ontheirbendinglines, and their angles, with the body of the lining,constitute a measure for determining the proper number of coins for thepackage. The outer covering B, which is of paper, is permanently securedby gumming, or otherwise, to the body of the lining; but it is notattached to the lining flaps or tongues. The covering is considerablylonger than the lining, so that a part of it will lap over andconstitute a gumming-flap b, paste or gum being applied to the flap, asindicated in Fig. 1. On each side the covering is formed with a seriesof independent flaps or tongues c of a triangular shape, somewhat longerthan the flaps a,but shorter than the diameter of a coin. Each of theseflaps is gummed on its inner face, and when the wrapper has been woundaround the coins these are gummed down in order upon the flaps a andupon each other. The overlapping end fiap b of the cover has on oppositesides a circular gummed flap (Z of a diameter corresponding with that ofthe coins, and these are folded down last and pasted upon the flaps c 0,thus giving a neat appearance to the completed package.

Appropriate printed matter can be and preferably is placed upon theexterior of the package to indicate the value and denomination of thecoins, the name of the concern which put up the coins in the package,and the date.

To permit the inspection of the coins without undoing the package ordestroying the coin has accidentally or intentionally been put in thepackage, it is only necessary to enable the edges of the coins to beseen. To this end, one or more inspecting slits are formed in the bodyof the lining and covering. Preferably these slits e e are cut throughonly the inner lining A, and the outer covering B is marked so as toindicate the position of the slits. entirely out of the lining, as shownat e, or they may be parallel cuts in the lining across the body,inclosing a narrow strip, as shown at 6 which may be torn out if it isdesired to examine the coins.

I am aware of the patent granted to D undas Dick, March 11, 1884, No.294,858, for a paper wrapper for bottles and the like, and do not claimanything shown therein.

I claim as my invention Y 1. A coin-wrapper composed of an inner stifilining of a length equal to the periphery of the coins and of a widthequal to the diameter of the coins, said lining having folding flaps onits edges, in combination with an outer covering greater in length thansaid lining, said covering being secured to said linwrapper, in order toascertain that no smaller The slits e e may be slots cut ing, but not toits folding flaps, and said covering having folding gum min g-flaps,substantially as set forth.

2. A coin-wrapper composed of an inner stiff lining A of a length equalto the periphcry of the coins and of a width equal to the diameter ofthe coins, said lining having folding flaps a ct on its edges, incombination with an outer covering B of a length greater than that ofthe lining, said covering being secured to said lining, but not to saidfolding flaps a a,

and said covering having. side-folding gummin g-flaps c c andend-folding gumming-flaps Z) d, said side flaps c 0- being longer thanthe flaps a a, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL S. KIMBALL.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. KIMBALL, MELVIN W. WISWELL.

